SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE TURNBULL RESTORED WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE TURNBULL RESTORED WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 110499. Cal. 45-70. Beautiful restored rifle with 26″ oct to rnd bbl, button magazine, standard front sight missing its bead & semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with highly figured, center crotch, flame grain American walnut with “H” style checkered forearm & pistol grip stock with smooth steel buttplate. Left side of lower tang is marked with assembly number “98”, “XX” and “S”. The “8” in the assembly number is stamped over a “7”. Matching assembly number is found in top tang channel of buttstock with a different assembly number inside buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 45-70 with half oct bbl, plain trigger, checkered pistol grip stock, shotgun butt, Lyman front & sporting rear sights, received in warehouse Sept. 23, 1896 and shipped same day to order #18876. Also accompanied by an information sheet apparently from a previous owner delineating the chain of ownership. He shows the first owner to have been “Grandfather Foster”, originally from Maine, 1897-1940s. The second owner is listed as John Foster, a grandson, of Providence, RI, 1940s-1963. The third owner is Earnie Andrews of Seekonk, Mass., 1963-1996, who acquired the rifle at the Foster Estate sale. The fourth owner is shown as Ronald Brossi, 1996-1997, who purchased it from Mr. Andrews. Additionally accompanying is a hand-written letter on Wayne Brossi’s Gun Repair, Medway, Mass. letterhead dated 5-25-97, apparently transferring ownership to the current owner & consignor. He also states that he had the rifle restored by Doug Turnbull. Additionally there is also accompanying a Doug Turnbull restoration work order dated Nov. 4, 1996 for restoration of the metal of this rifle. A notation at the top of this receipt states “No wood work”. On the left side flat of the bbl at the receiver is a small “D” with a tiny “T” inside, apparently the restoration mark of Turnbull Restorations. CONDITION: Very fine. Metal retains virtually all of its fine Turnbull restoration with strong rust blue and bright Winchester style case colors on receiver, lever, hammer & forend cap; buttplate retains all of its restored blue; wood is sound with a few nicks & scratches showing very little wear and retains virtually all of its crisp, orig, factory, piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-45169 JR363 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	2222	$8,050.00	SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE TURNBULL RESTORED WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 110499. Cal. 45-70. Beautiful restored rifle with 26″ oct to rnd bbl, button magazine, standard front sight missing its bead & semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with highly figured, center crotch, flame grain American walnut with “H” style checkered forearm & pistol grip stock with smooth steel buttplate. Left side of lower tang is marked with assembly number “98”, “XX” and “S”. The “8” in the assembly number is stamped over a “7”. Matching assembly number is found in top tang channel of buttstock with a different assembly number inside buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 45-70 with half oct bbl, plain trigger, checkered pistol grip stock, shotgun butt, Lyman front & sporting rear sights, received in warehouse Sept. 23, 1896 and shipped same day to order #18876. Also accompanied by an information sheet apparently from a previous owner delineating the chain of ownership. He shows the first owner to have been “Grandfather Foster”, originally from Maine, 1897-1940s. The second owner is listed as John Foster, a grandson, of Providence, RI, 1940s-1963. The third owner is Earnie Andrews of Seekonk, Mass., 1963-1996, who acquired the rifle at the Foster Estate sale. The fourth owner is shown as Ronald Brossi, 1996-1997, who purchased it from Mr. Andrews. Additionally accompanying is a hand-written letter on Wayne Brossi’s Gun Repair, Medway, Mass. letterhead dated 5-25-97, apparently transferring ownership to the current owner & consignor. He also states that he had the rifle restored by Doug Turnbull. Additionally there is also accompanying a Doug Turnbull restoration work order dated Nov. 4, 1996 for restoration of the metal of this rifle. A notation at the top of this receipt states “No wood work”. On the left side flat of the bbl at the receiver is a small “D” with a tiny “T” inside, apparently the restoration mark of Turnbull Restorations. CONDITION: Very fine. Metal retains virtually all of its fine Turnbull restoration with strong rust blue and bright Winchester style case colors on receiver, lever, hammer & forend cap; buttplate retains all of its restored blue; wood is sound with a few nicks & scratches showing very little wear and retains virtually all of its crisp, orig, factory, piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-45169 JR363 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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